Quickstarts¶

These walkthroughs show how to use yt-text for real tasks instead of reading the tool reference in the abstract.

Each quickstart assumes:

• yt-text is installed and on PATH
• your MCP client is already configured
• you can call get_transcript, list_languages, and get_metadata

Start with the workflow that matches what you actually need:

• Summarize a Lecture or Talk
• Export Subtitles for Reuse
• Triage Videos Before Spending Tokens

Which Tool To Reach For¶

• Use get_metadata when you want a cheap first pass.
• Use list_languages when language choice matters.
• Use get_transcript when you are ready to extract the actual content.

If anything fails, see Troubleshooting.